Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • October 9, 2013 Mahwah Minutes Board of health to meet The Mahwah Board of Health will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at the Mahwah Municipal Building located at 475 Corporate Drive. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m Learn how to repel deer Bob Malgieri from Borst Landscape and Design will present “Protecting Trees and Shrubs from Hungry Deer” on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at the Mahwah Public Library. The program will begin at 7 p.m. Malgieri, tree and shrub manager for Borst, will discuss how homeowners can keep their plants safe from hungry deer. He will share anecdotes and handouts that provide tips and resources for homeowners seeking to preserve their trees and shrubs without deleterious effects. This presentation will cover why deer are eating the trees and shrubs, what plant species deer prefer, and the warning signs that deer (as opposed to other animals) have been eating the plants. He will offer safe, natural measures that can be taken to repel deer and other animals, including home remedies and scare tactics that will deter without causing harm. In the landscaping business for 32 years, Malgieri joined Borst Landscape and Design in Allendale in 2007. The program is free and tickets or registration is not required. Seats will be provided on a “first come” basis. The library is located at 100 Ridge Road. Lectures to continue The Mahwah Museum Lecture Series will hold an Oct. 10 panel discussion at 7:30 p.m. “Growing up in the Neigh- borhoods of Mahwah, Part II” will be held at the Ramapo Reformed Church at 100 Island Road in Mahwah. Life-long township residents Carol Greene, Linda Dator, and Bob Adler will lead this discussion, which will coincide with the museum’s exhibit on the neighborhoods of Fardale, Cragmere, East Mahwah, West Mahwah, Stag Hill, Ramapo Valley, and the Depot. Anyone with artifacts, photos, and stories of their lives in Mahwah are welcome to share. Admission is free to museum members and $3 for non-members. Refreshments will be served. To reserve a seat, visit lectures@mahwahmuseum.org or call (201) 512- 0099. On Oct. 20, Museum Trustee John Edwards will present a talk at the museum, 201 Franklin Turnpike, in Mahwah. The exhibits “Les Paul in Mahwah” and “Neighbor- hoods of Mahwah: 1913-2013” are open weekends and Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m. The Donald Cooper Railroad is open to visitors on weekends from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information about museum exhibits and events, visit www. mahwahmuseum.org. The museum receives operating support from the New Jersey Historical Commission, Department of State. Scouts sponsor Broadway trip Girl Scout Ambassador Troop 903 will sponsor a Nov. 3 trip to see the award-winning “Matilda” on Broadway. The trip will include round-trip coach bus transportation from Mahwah High School, lunch at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., and a mezzanine matinee ticket to the show. The cost is $110 per person. The number of tickets is limited. Contact Susan Stein- berg at (201) 248-0125 or GSTroop903@gmail.com. The deadline to order tickets is Oct. 28. Library hosts Movie Series The Mahwah Public Library presents weekly movies on Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. These films are free. Popcorn and a drink are provided. No tickets are necessary. During the month of October, the film series will feature movies that were recently released on DVD. The schedule will include “What Maisie Knew” (2012) on Oct. 10. The film is a contemporary New York City version of the Henry James novel by the same name. It revolves around unwitting seven-year-old Maisie, caught in the middle of a custody battle between her mother Susanna (Julianne Moore), an aging rock star, and her father, Beale (Steve Coogan), a major art dealer. The movie is rated R for some strong language and runs for 99 minutes. “Kon-Tiki” (2012) will be the feature presentation on Oct. 17. The film highlights legendary explorer Thor Hey- erdal’s epic 4,300-mile crossing of the Pacific Ocean on a balsa wood raft in 1947. Heyderdal wanted to prove it was possible for South Americans to have settled in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times. Nominated for an Oscar, the film is Norwegian with English subtitles. “Kon-Tiki,” rated PG- 13, is 118 minutes long. On Oct. 24, there will be a screening of “Much Ado about Nothing” (2012). This is a modern retelling of Shake- speare’s comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance. The film, directed by Joss Whedon, is rated PG-13 and runs for 109 minutes. A showing of “Iceman” (2013) will be held Oct. 31. This is the true story of Dumont resident Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer. When he was arrested, his family had no clue about his real profession. The movie is rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, and some sexual content. The film is 140 minutes long. The library is located at 100 Ridge Road. Call (201) 529- READ or visit http://mahwah.bccls.org for information. Men’s basketball program offered Mahwah Recreation is sponsoring free men’s basketball league that will meet on Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The program, open to Mahwah residents only, will run through June 2014. Players must be 25 years or older. Pick up games will be played at Ramapo Ridge School gymnasium at 150 Ridge Road. If the school is closed for any reason, that day’s game will be cancelled. There will be no games on Nov. 27, Dec. 25, Jan. 1, or April 16. To regis- ter, visit www.mahwahtwp.org under forms center. Verbitsky (continued from page 6) in 1979, starting his new career as an accompanist in the Juilliard School of Music in New York. Currently, he is teaching at his piano studio in Berkeley Heights. Verbitsky has served many times as adjudicator at the Spring Piano Festival and Annual Competition of New Jersey Music Teacher Association, and at the Honors Recital Competition of the Music Educators Association. He con- tinues to perform frequently in the New York and New Jersey metropolitan area. Verbitsky was a soloist at Yalta Philharmonic, and touring concert artist at the State Con- cert Company (LenConcert) in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He performed in Brisbane, Australia, in the concert hall of Queensland Conservatory in 2006 and 2008. Verbitsky performs annually at Steinway Piano Gallery in Paramus. He also performed previously in Mahwah Public Library.